THE GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE 



W'fttn 

 or Ui;n ' 



Deed 



m 



do ia> 



1 



, gaMmuy in uuij 



to lie !tea. u ic * ■■*•— »U 



; keep him (julct and free from 



cheerful, lively bird, there is no 



r, and I trust my readers will kindly bear 

 #iili me, while I so earnestly urge its adoption. William 

 Kidd, New Road, Hammersmith. 



„Md ,0 haw him covered up, hot do not let him be un- 

 ited. Give him ft very «ull quantity of raw 



twf.«taped 



; occa 

 «imI now and then a niece 



GRAFTING. 

 No. XI. Section IV.— General Observations on 

 Budding. (Greffes en ecusson.)— Previously to commenc 



i . 1 moistened with cold water, once a Budding. (Greffesen ecusson.)— Previously to commenc- 



.oallv a little yolk of hard boiled egg ; ing the operations connected with this series, it is neces- 



1 theaa piece of sponge-cake, and ripe; sary to examine the stocks, in order to ascertain whether 



sary 

 XatureViii do the rest ; and their bark can 



Chickweed in full flower. Mature win ao cue rest * auu uieir !»» aw be easily detached from their alburnum, 

 DMRitvoar pet with a handsome new coat, that will otherwise we must; wait till it will do ^o. Other 

 keei) him « spruce " an 1 last him a full year. Mind and considerations, not less important, merit some details, 

 trim hb claw- when they are too long. Use sharp because on them the success of the buds generally de- 

 ■ciniwi iI-tiit » knife, never. In handling him, let pends. Calm weather should always be chosen; and 



possible ; so that your hand may not ! the work should be suspended when the sun raises 

 iy part of his little body. After the the thermometer above 78? of Fahrenheit. 



We ou 



aneo 



•e» 



him He ftm 



press u uly oirany part Of his little oo< 



first operation, he will understand all aim 



fully submit to be so " trimmed." 



I already have taken ot ision to speak 

 of the canary, and have given several in 



dotes of hia aptness to fall into his mast._ 



humour. To go further with our illustrations would 

 occupy much room ; and, at the same time, destroy the 

 load aii I spations of pleasure, which no doubt many of 

 my readers feel, at the thought of hereafter experi- 

 menting for themselves. 



f will now proceed to speak of the various kinds of 

 Linb which should be selected for the purposes of 

 breeding ; and afterwards pursue the enquiry of rearing, 

 feedmz. ic . in all its mmificat 4 : so that " he who 



v..v.4. U *,^«». n W>»« 



them. Beyond tliis, 



runs may rea ' and he who reads may understand* 

 I have before noticed the (xSRMAH Canaries, as 



■ anyltna ; and confirmed t* 

 welt taught musicians am 



«*» can 1> said. r i f are not long-lived ; and 

 soon t'dl victims t the countless changes in this our 

 variahfe elbtte. Th are tender in destitution, and 

 seldom li\ ui-ire than from two to three years in En_ 



tu\. T Urda, therefcse, will not do for I ling- 

 stock. English bird- fanrim (amateurs more par- 



*t** ) have a great fancy for the Bel; 11 canary. 



hew? birds are* of gaunt p ns, and have a com- 



maudi, pretence. Th I. ngth is remarkable, and 



th pii * are xuberant. Thsir seng, too, is musical, 



*•" ; 1 by Many of our native birds. They 



are I * I pure in Belgium ; and the race is there kept up 

 w J pet mo, to iusur- a healthy st k. >xm cuique : 

 the are k I nursing lathers and nursing mothers ; 

 »d attend m II to the wants of their oftpring. 



^ 'Id tV I of mine, eom- 10 3 nee, asso. 



oat. of these /on i \$ ( a male) with one of 



our > rwieh mealy hen eanarie*. They took kindly to 

 •ach other, and in a few short v ks became the happy 

 P *< t» ' .iiarkably-healthv children, of an mi- 



'"' u )' '**« ■ M pi"' • . ThemrientmieeloQftflnt- 



T A }? **&**** > an>1 ! " ' I 1 '-"*'! from their tender 

 uifanc under an etnim •< tutor,"— the full meanin 

 of win vpress.ve ward I sha.ll have occasion to ex- 

 plain here. r-ti i the heart of my good 



1 * '• He was tie n past ^ the aire of man - 



ST 9 f* n Z ]ii ' ' M * : < » ' «n d by 



wL if-L .7 * m€m **? cha * ed b . v niRluingales, 



7~ r hI ; v mA <™ * oh, how oft2 



j* "raptrwldlel, .ing to hi. min- 



I must not be tmd„ w ,„ « 8p c« K ,ng in praise 



™ l \ R ^^ They are not of fair 



J-^ncalpnjp, hy ; y niWHW . bllt their C(> ; 



ioj»l mm, and H constitutiona, impart in- 



I have -attdthe., „. 

 at from 1 } 20 years. 

 •WeefeelUmr . 



ght also to avoid performing the operation 

 when the sky threatens rain ; for this, in falling on the 

 budded plants, niters into the wounds made in them, and 

 mixing with the sap, instantly decomposes it, and the 

 bud consequently perishes in a few days ; thus render- 

 ing it necessary to recommence the operation, on the 

 return of fine weather, and always on another part of 

 the stock analogous to the first. 



Budding is practised exclusively on woody plants, either 

 on their steins or branches, of which the size may 

 vary from the thickness of a quill to that of 3 inches in 

 circumference. We may insert several buds on the same 

 stem, either for making it fork, or for other purposes ; 

 or on branches, with the view of uniting upon them 

 various species or varieties. I shall divide the different 

 kinds of budding into two groups ; the first comprisin 

 those with pushing eyes, ceil poussaut ; the second, those 

 with dormant eyes, mil dormant. Translated from the 

 F iichof D'Albrct. 



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TRADE MEMORANDA. I 



Information is requested concerning Mr. John 

 Cotchier, of 20, Carlisle-street, Hulmc, near Manchester. 

 Is he related to Mr. John Crane ? or is he one of the 

 firm of James Thompson and Co., of Holroyd-place, 

 Pendleton ? Probably some of our correspondents who 

 deal in glass can tell. 



- 



Home Correspondence. 



Begonia Fuchsioides.—'Mr. Culverwell says that " This 

 'ant rarely flowers well until the second year of its 

 growth." But if Mr. C. will try the following system 

 of managing it, he will both obtain good plants and a 

 mass of bloom the first year. In January take off 

 cuttings, insert them in equal parts of peat and sand, 

 and plunge them in a good bottom-heat, with a bell- 

 glass over them. In about three weeks they will be 

 well rooted. Then pot them off into 5-inch pots, and 



I 



^ r 



iweeth 



g< Juration of a canary's life 

 1 s has - 

 Thaw birds, on 

 ^ w ■■■vrafc" from lar^e an. 



=T hwt li !Ce the 1 . " 



\ >«>, of selecting r male l>.rl ,.' v,i« t 



nevfr f^i- kt« . 1 l; nnr 'P ai • As for son* • 



all m \ Ttl I*' "f making ther 



Om» ^ 

 the Bq. 



vi 



for • 



di 



lhe soil I use is three parts strong maiden 

 loam, two parts Mushroom-be.l dung, and one part 

 •ml, with plenty of rough charcoal intermixed In 

 tins it will K row like a \V,l!ow. By July or August we 

 have had plants at Raby Castle 6 feet high, and 3 feet 

 through, covered with scarlet flowers. While in their 

 growing state the shoots should Le kept pinched in 

 winch prevents them getting too gross and woody' 



1 hey push out laterals plentifully, and from August til 

 Christmas and men after that, they will be one mass of 



doom Up to August they were grown in a stove, and 

 « ere afterwards moved to the conservatory. Some recom 

 mem stunting then, in small pots to ma'ke them ^0" 



reference ,* to a censes tlZTJT^ ^ ^ ° f the folia S e ' «** 



*-* 4 «: p e f to sraante isstsft 



e 



I 



■ n« precognition of "IM.rnarv U •» 

 "pami time" for I, |, »nd thP- ', 



Bt»i*»T^ ft 'JSS 



like hoth «. ^i._- ,. '., co,ll pels tl n to be reare 



Iky 



A ~ t f-r- -"«*"'c, and 

 blooming, remove" them to' thl .V * t,e ^ have d one 

 soon begin to grow SSn bu i.f "^ Where *♦ wil1 

 «to'- offine hLltLSt, I I 5** t0 kee P »P ^ 



* be struck cut i,l 3 P everVv ear » ^T^ d Ulem 

 manner I have iust cLZlZ > ?' '^ treated in <** 



or 



able. Any 



mation 



mature 



they thrive best, if in a high anlT * *« 

 and sheltered situation, andlther 3*** 



be acceptable, 

 seen, are 



cidentg, 



the ^ ^ 



W| ju! 1 



the climate of this country well »^i T eviJe nfly rt 

 all the attention which has been bes to t* h *Z 



an assured, on unquestionable authoriw T* 

 native mountains it attains to the heiiihY*t <• hat » « 

 150 feet, and' one was m « ";T$ M » f &ttul»: 



heigh 

 one was measured bv 



of from 13, 



Dr. F*!^ 1 



feet from the 





agree 



with 



150 feet, 



36 feet in circumference, without W^-. 



largest lie had °ever seen. if. 2^*2*" ** * 



you that a Deodar, or'a^l* 

 first pendulous headed tree, ought not ^ 04e, « 

 the sap will force the leader up, if ev « „** *H 

 carry its leader straight. I have, howew?^' 1 

 many pants, now some years planted (the tlw!* 

 feet high), winch show the greatest disincl 



hold 



than 



up their heads ; the pendulous part is ffi 2*J 

 the year s growth, and quite hard andwJ,* 

 can only now be forced straight by the ap D l2* 

 considerable force. My query is, is it any ^7^ 

 such plants ? or, rather, ought I not to conchLT 

 there is something in their position, soil or Z? 

 which is inconsistent with their due deveW 

 liven if I stake them now, they would soon be Tl 

 the reach of stakes. They are planted hi an old «? 



with a. nrmorlnmAVftffk r\f lirviAof^.^^ 1 ... 1 , o^ 



id ay 



out such specimens.] 



Mild Winters. — Within the last 35 years there m 

 been four remarkably mild winters— in the yea 

 1834, 1846, and 1851— and the mean temperatur 

 respective months were as follow : 



Large Firs grow on this soil. /. #. 



1822. 



1821. Dec, 44.20) 



1822. Jan , WA a > Mean, 42.4° 



;, Ftdx,4:3.6 J 



1846. 

 1815. Dec., 39.5° 

 184G. Jan., IZ.& ^Mean, 42.2°. 

 Feb., 44.0° 



1834. 



1833. Dec, 44.43) 



1834. Jan., 4 i. 2° } Mean, a" 



>j 



Feb ,42.4°) 



1851. 



1650. Dec.,3i).7>) 

 1851. Jan., 4i.7 J | Mean, W 



»» 



tt 



Feb., 3D.- ;'J 



full bloom w 

 hedgerows green." 



In comparing these four winters, that of 1831 ti 

 warmest; innumerable notes were made at the fa 

 the extreme forwardness of vegetation. I quote 

 of these. " Jan. 20th. Spring flowers, such as Croc* 

 Snowdrops, Primroses, Violets, Polyanthuses, Hepwa 

 &c., in full flower. There has not been (up tothita 

 one frosty night." * Jan. 26th. The Almond twi 

 flower ; early shrubs look green ; Peach trees ready i 

 burst the buds ; and the Blackthorn in bloom, Ob 

 are many instances of the Apple tree in flower iai 

 west of England." * Feb. 28th. The wall fruit m 



Gooseberry bush in leaf and inbtai 

 " "March 10th. The Pear,Q«! 

 Plum, and Apricot tree in blossom." The meafltof 

 rature of the winter of 1822 and 1846 were nearijiiii 

 but the winter of 1822 was stormy and wet, idq 

 unfavourable to the progress of early vegetation 3 

 1846', on the contrary, the weather was dry as ieh 

 mild, with much sunshine, and was next to 1334 ap 

 ductiveness. The late winter has not been so exnoj 

 mild in comparison. The Crocuses aud SnowdwgJ 

 some of the Primula tribe, were not in flower »■ 

 middle of February, and as yet there is no appetf* 

 of green leaves anywhere. In conclusion, it majW 

 teresting to give the number of actual frosty t$ 

 luring each of the winter seasons in question. ID - 

 there were 13 frosty nights ; in 1834, 17 irotijW 

 in 1846, 19 frosty nights ; and in 1851, 31 froscy^J 

 Now, the mean numbers of frosty nights for the *a 

 on an average for the last 35 years, is 38 ; ** 

 mean temperature 38*29. The past winter lstiw 

 2° and 4-10ths above the mean, and the mil 

 frosty nights fall short by only seven. /. Hwryv* 

 9, Hyde Vale, Greenwich, Kent. ^ 



Carnations in Pots.— Independently of tfie 

 ness which is observable at most exhibitions^ 

 flowers, by reason of the mechanical arran 

 eut blooms, too close for individual inspection^ 



an evil which ought to banish them irttogett* 



.place » w 



sembl^ 1 ^ 





,sit 

 "er e 



c'°«e vicinity of 



general shows ; and which is this : 

 flowers where you may, there will be asst 

 of ardent cultivators discussing the merits otaj J 

 titular flower, to the entire exclusion ot *»* 

 would be content with the ordinary flower an p^ 

 This is a nuisance at public shows. I do not o^ 

 disparagement of the florist, far from it; [ ^-^ 

 feel too much indebted to him fo* the f2J| 

 lent he has made to mean any remark ^^^ 

 The inconvenience is just as great to him ° 



tftO 



l m 





C7 



families 



, wS h ; u V; ,n r -— ' 



If Pewfcwiee the monA.' 





•*— the 





*e just i mw Jt ymtmkl P r 



oeo«nv 



eased 



April. 





■*• ■ the,, vir , •' "t r ' l »" 



-"'HTaliv known thai l,y'i, „'" . appear t '' 

 vewel boldinc water del l f. ° m ' on a tank 



, lu b ««uei, v^onierva will nnt rtfum wu 



^"t,ve is doubttoss want of vX liFZ't , * P^- 

 '>owever, merely , erinR hastiw «ffS S f •' "** 

 water perfect]/ elar. O ?£ of t^^ ** 

 ^ ample proof T N F- t u^ul thls l have 



»f the work be properly done T hi ' if T glVe 



i*ith the yellow eement, 5 feet wide i f *^ nks ° f 24 flowers into a box ^^ ^Vbofl^ 



containing a foot deep of water heated to l«nt \ 1( } n & two P ersons can S e ^ a si ^ rht of at a tol ? e " r.m^ 



never failed. The bricks of whSi^hp ,81ld ^ *• « Aor of the ™w mode of sho - i*g ^ ^ 



iCh thev — — Picoteee in their blooming pots has done an ^ 



he cannot stay by his favourite flowers to ^ ^ 

 because he has sense enough to know tnft ^ 

 venting other people from seeing^theni .; : a ^ 

 long he may seem to others to be J va _ 1 ^' Jfi ^^ 

 time is not half lonor enough ; 



cause of all this ? 



Km 



and yon 

 " »g can be 

 11 hie warinees. 



10 *» f thronch 



iuode 



meted were also laid in cement JW ,V T 

 1 «nunt. J. halJron,Woodend, 



Deoda 



Simply "the cramming «n ¥ 

 Z r box tlia4 not .m^# 



"O 



wan * to e«tabi»h a m* 



^t^JTJZ eIa P- d Si -e the 

 nnn.bcf of specimens of it „f ,V "^ count ry, and a 

 found in our n„u;„ " , .' - 0t about ^at 



i» faction of the J) t ,Hlar i„, 



ftmnd in our public and pri vute'Tr ^" iai "S 6 ' are to be 



of vo„r correspondents f ? ^i^T" Could s '*'^ 

 •u_« m e nt? of the h «r us wnh accurate mea- 



«• the len.U, of the* ^ g^- JjJ ^ther 



service to the florist as well as to 

 Instead of 24 flowers being now 



viators*.,, 



flowers iwi«5 -j- , - iw - 

 box^ which occupies 2 feet of tablej^ JJ^ ^ 



aaK 



along 



if placed side by side, be spread 



*~~ *- Instead of being so low that oi 



rootage. 



to look ; 



may see 

 advanta 



arran 





& 



upri 



remark- mated too highly. Plants may 



hieh can 

 hpexhib 



bai ^ 



